Vol. 35, No. 43 
Rosen held edge in Nevada; Hanford incumbent Newhouse leads early over Trump backed candidate
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Cleanup & Remediation
Judge compels arbitration in case pitting Hanford landlord against Guards Union case
A federal district judge in Washington state agreed last month to grant a motion by the Hanford Guards Union directing the Department of Energy’s landlord contractor at the Hanford Site to engage in arbitration. U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian in Eastern Washington ruled Oct. 17 that Leidos-led Hanford Mission Integration Solutions be compelled to arbitrate […]
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Transuranic Waste
New pit waste, some older waste excluded from ‘legacy’ transuranic definition
The Department of Energy on Tuesday proposed excluding waste from new plutonium pits and some nuclear-weapons waste generated before 1970 from part of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The restrictions, which would apply only to Panel 12 at the deep-underground facility, were part of DOE’s Legacy Transuranic Waste Disposal Plan for the Waste Isolation Pilot […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
EM highlights tank contractor transition, waste treatment plant timeline
A joint venture led by BWX Technologies started its transition Oct. 21 to take charge of the roughly 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical liquid waste at the Department of Energy Hanford Site in Washington state, an advisory board heard Wednesday. The 120-day transition to Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) should be […]
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National Laboratories
LANL transmission line ‘necessary,’ lab field office manager writes
The Los Alamos National Laboratory looked at ‘every possible alternative’ for building a powerline through Caja del Rio Plateau, the lab’s top federal manager wrote in a local newspaper over the weekend. “After years of study, debate and consultation that included the brightest minds at one of the world’s premier science and engineering laboratories, we […]
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Contracts & Procurement
BWXT reported strong quarter with increase in government operations
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the company attributed on Monday to contract wins and higher production in naval nuclear components and microreactors. Net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were $69.6 million, or $0.76 a share, up 15% from $60.4 million, or $0.66 a share, in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor’s earnings fall in third quarter
Earnings fell more than 25% year-over-year at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the third quarter, which the government contractor, active in the nuclear weapons complex, attributed to project delays and cancellations. Net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 were $54 million, or $$0.31 a share, down from $206 million, or $1.15 a share, in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap up: Washington Ecology promotes from within; Defense board appoints Los Alamos inspector; Fall trainer for Hammer
The Washington Department of Ecology Nuclear Waste Program’s promoted Eddie Holbrook to be its new permanent deputy program manager, an agency spokesperson said Wednesday. Holbrook, acting in the No. 2 nuclear role for the state agency since February, introduced himself to the Hanford Advisory Board during a meeting Wednesday. “Holbrook has eight years of experience […]